Just like Barcelona(.bcn), London (.london), Paris (.paris) and New York (.nyc) have done for their cities, the municipality of Amsterdam has applied to buy the ‘Top Level’ internet domain .amsterdam.

If, as expected, the request is approved companies, organizations and individuals will be able to use a internet address that ends in .amsterdam by the end of 2012 or early 2013. »

The Amsterdam Court has sentenced Nevzat Koyak to 18 years in prison for the murder of Turkish daycare center owner Arzu Çakmakçi-Erbas.

In 2007 K. fled to the Netherlands from Turkey after escaping a prison where he was serving a sentence for murer. »

Amsterdam’s efforts to somewhat curtail the ever growing flow of visitors during the annual Queen’s Day celebrations have paid off, the city says.

An estimated 700.000 people partied in the nation’s capital — down from 800.000 last year. »